Bishop Kenny and Clay are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Bishop Kenny Crusaders will be playing at home against the Clay Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Bishop Kenny entered their tilt with Flagler Palm Coast with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They beat the Bulldogs on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4.
Bishop Kenny's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Owen Delaney, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Clay had just enough and edged Santa Fe out 2-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clay.
Ethan Mathis tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
Bishop Kenny is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Clay, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bishop Kenny has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Clay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bishop Kenny skirted past Clay 3-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Clay's Aidan Hampton, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Bishop Kenny to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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